The focus of the seminar is on diverse actors, including scientists and science policymakers, collectors and conservators, museum professionals and administrators, and the institutional contexts in which these actors operated (e.g. museums, universities, laboratories, conservation studios).
This seminar is funded by the Descartes Centre (Utrecht University), Brill Publishers and NICAS.
Please note that seats are limited to 60 participants: as such, we ask you to only register if you definitely intend to come, and to contact us if you are no longer able to make it. Both in-person and online attendance are possible.
For any questions or other info, e-mail us at: brillnunciusseminar2023@gmail.com.
Programme
| 09:00 – 09:30
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Registration |
| 09:30 – 09:35 | Welcome by Sven Dupré and Esther van Duijn |
| 09:35 – 10:20 | Thierry Ford, National Museum of Art
A Scandinavian Awakening : the Emergence of Science in Conservaon at the Naonal Gallery in Oslo (1956-1974) Commentator: Ella Hendriks, University of Amsterdam |
| 10:20 – 11:05 | Ana Gonzalez Mozo, Prado Museum
The Role of the Trustees and the Direcon of the Museo del Prado in Guiding Restoraons and Scienfic Studies between 1940 and 1970 Commentator: Eveline Deneer, Utrecht University |
| 11:05 – 11:30
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Coffee/tea Break |
| 11:30 – 12:15 | Angela Cerasuolo, Capodimonte Museum
The Founding of the Capodimonte Museum in 1957 and the Creaon of its Conservaon Laboratory: Scienfic Conservaon and Restoraon in Naples in the Context of Post-war Italy Commentator: Giulia de Vivo, Rijksmuseum |
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Leib Celnik, John Hopkins University
The Smithsonian Instuon and the Rise of the American Conservaon Laboratory Aer World War II Commentator: Ernst Homburg, Maastricht University |
| 13:00 – 14:00
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Lunch break (on location for speakers and organizers) |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Hero Lotti, independent researcher
The Foundaon of the Internaonal Instute for the Conservaon of Museum Objects (IIC) and the Fight for Scienfic Conservaon Commentator: Geert Somsen, Maastricht University, VU University of Amsterdam |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | Marco Cardinali, Stockholm University, University of Valencia, National Autonomous University of Mexico
X-ray Imaging Techniques and the Quest for Reliable Insight into Painngs Commentator: Ron Spronk, Radboud University, Queen’s University |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee/tea Break |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Aga Wielocha, Bern Academy of the Arts
Art in Flux: Towards the Future of Conservaon Commentator: Vivian van Saaze, Maastricht University, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands |
| 16:45 – 17:30
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Noémie Étienne, University of Vienna
Global Conservaon: Missing Histories of Care Commentator: Julie Deschepper, Utrecht University |
| 17:30 – 17:40 | Closing remarks |
| 19:30 – 21:30 | Conference dinner for speakers and organizers |